Push-Ups? Who The Hell Needs Them? Just Use The Dopa Band

Some may even say the other way around but truly, who cares? Now that we got that out of the way, Certain aspects of training is different for everybody. If you took 100 people in a group and put them through the same regimen, the same exercises, the same order, the same amount of time and the same rep and set scheme, what would happen? Will they all have the same exact results? No, some may have very few changes while others have exceptional results. 

Expecting people to have the same results or better yet, think they can follow the same protocols or they're a loser and didn't do it right is a downfall for any influencer or fitness author. It's really about adaptability, finding ways to be challenged yet still have the enthusiasm to continue their journey. Remember that show The Biggest Loser? Where they took people who were morbidly obese and put them on programs that were meant for people on a near elite level of professionals? Sure they lost weight, a bunch actually but what happened was the aftermath. Many of them had complications and even gained back not just all the weight but added on. How that show lasted as long as it did boggles the fuck out of me.

We all have our own journey, our own lives and our own ways of juggling things in order to better ourselves. Some don't always make it through and other others can do things they never imagined being able to do. Some "influencers" are so desperate and dogmatic about their perfect programs that they forget how to be human to other people. They act like leaders of a cult that their way is the only way and if you're not a part of it, you're the problem and it's your fault for being a part of this perfect world of fitness. It's all bullshit.

There are programs that people aren't meant to do and not because of the program itself, mainly some don't have the time, the level it requires and at times they're injured and can't make the prerequisites. It's not the end of the world. Hell, there are those out there who expect others to drink 10 liters of water a day because it'll make them better health wise. Do the math on this for a moment...Do you know how many liters are in a gallon alone? Round it out to the closest denominator and it's about 4. Now tell people to more than double that and you're getting from a poundage stand point 22+ lbs for the equivalent of 10 liters. Regardless of weight, regardless of age or health factors, that's dangerous in and of itself and might as well be telling people to poison themselves or they're losers. Pretty pathetic. That's the type of person that expects others to do their programs that they're not ready for and have to be this extreme all the time or they are considered F*ggots. On a given day unless it's hot out, I mostly never go past a gallon and that's pushing it LOL.

Real influencers like Matt Schifferle for example, take a program and have it be adaptable and do what's possible for just about anyone. Very little of his training protocols go past basic or even intermediate levels but that's not the point. The point is, if it's just basic exercises, you're learning to control and utilize technique so you can develop the results you're looking for. Is his style the end all be all? Hell no, he'd tell you that himself and treats others with respect and dignity, not belittling and talked down down to. 

What certain things boil down to when it comes to Marketing scammers like WaterBOY above here (emphasis on the word boy) is how to manipulate and find the gullibility in others to fill their pockets with broken promises, verbal and emotional abuse (sometimes they'll act like your friend and then stab you in the back) along with believing their own hype. There are other factors but with some of the things I've seen, it's not hard to believe that guys like that are the type that would give you all the reasons to have you buying a Rolls Royce when in reality you get a POS Lemon that looks more like a loaner out of a shitstorm of a shop. 

No program in and of itself is perfect for everybody. We all know that, well maybe most of us while some people think theirs is the Queen Of England or Shiva for that matter. What it comes down to is the individual who wants to find something worthwhile that they'll find a way to put the time in, the effort and evolve in their journey. We have all sorts of information at our fingertips, but it can be overwhelming at times and it's important to find the differences between the genuine article and the asshole scammers. The asshole scammers have tactics that can be convincing they're genuine but digging in, they always slip up, some don't even hide it anymore and have this anger, this rage and need to be the best when in reality they're fooling themselves and make up the most outrageous claims that bare no actual evidence, VERY one sided and even copy and pate other people's work and pass it off as their own. Let me put it this way, I treat people like this like Voldermort, he who must not be named. 

Guys like Schifferle, Brooks Kubik, Darryl Edwards, Logan Christopher and Eero Westerburg have done the research, they don't beat around the bush and they'll tell you like it is. I've been around one of these guys and trained with him on many occasions and what you see is what you get. The genuine article and a person of humility and generosity but still have the heart of a lion and the strength of beyond the average person. Either one of these guys will bring it with a vengeance but yet have a positive influence that's memorable and full of hope that someone has a real soul for this world. 

Be amazingly awesome and find the program suited to your journey and watch out for those scammers. Some of them don't even know how to treat a woman let alone know how to help people in fitness, most of the time, they just steal other people's money and are full of hot air. Remember, you think you're getting a RR but end up with a Lemon. You deserve better.  

What Courses Are Trash Compared To The Real Deal?

 There are times when we research what programs can work for us as individuals that it could be overwhelming because of the plethora of information out there. The trouble is at certain points, you're going to run into Ad Copies or snippets of a course that seems promising but rarely if ever delivers. In my own research, I've found a few books that are just bad ass and will have significant knowledge that is useful throughout the rest of my life, others I have gotten were so terrible that I either gave them to a friend or tore it up and threw it in the trash. 

There are some really smart marketers out there that have the best intentions when it comes to their ideas, however; some are only good at the marketing stuff and horrible when it comes to the courses themselves. False advertising for one, giving you routines that even advanced people are like "what the fuck is this?" and form patterns that are blatant rip offs of others. That's the harsh truth and often, it can be a gamble with what you're going to get. 

Matt Furey's Combat Conditioning book was ahead of its time and he marketed it well and it helped a lot of people including me but yet it had some missing things and whether it was deliberate or not, overall from a POV, it's pretty crude when it comes to the explanations of how to do the exercises but I did like the Cartoon Version of the course which I still have in my possession. The exercises themselves are awesome in their own right but again, there were pieces of that puzzle that didn't completely hit the nail on the head for me even now. 

Recently, I was asked to review some guy's book called Jump Rope Mania or some unoriginal title like that which to me sounds like a rip off, then again he has a website that has the same name as a Movie Franchise about Cars & Family featuring Vin Diesel which to me sounds like a copyright violation. Knowing his writing style from the past and his bullshit take on faking reviews, I'm not going to read that trash nor would even keep it around if it was given to me for free, I would film myself tearing that thing up and setting it on fire, that's my review for it LOL. Books like that are trying to discredit the real guys like Buddy Lee and others that have more talent and knowledge in their pinkies than this dude has in his entire body. 

It's part of the chaotic world we live in. Some courses are very good, well written and show what true fitness is about. Some others are very outdated, makes grammatical errors that even a 1st grader would notice and although the intention is admirable and the exercises look great, there's something off about them. It makes you wonder why they don't have an editor or proof reader that knows the difference between Their, There and They're. 2 Isometrics books I have are virtually identical to each other when one came out a year or two before the other and the Authors are completely different from different background and countries. Both have the same history lessons and even down to the order of exercises by body part, it's that uncanny. 

One of the books in my collection is Overcoming Isometrics by Matt Schifferle which I've talked about and reviewed before. Overcoming Isometrics is by far one of the most comprehensive and clean cut courses of the last 2 decades or even longer on the subject of Isometrics. It takes you through not only the exercises but the components behind what makes Isometrics one of the purest forms of Strength Training in existence. Read many articles and several books on the method and none are compared to this because it cuts out the bullshit and doesn't market itself as some run of the mill same old crap. There's no ego involved, there's no scientific jargon where you'll need a Phd to understand, it's thorough in it's explanations to Synergistic Strategies and formalities on how to build muscle while being as injury-free as possible.    

There are those out there who put out courses and are somewhat "successful" if you want to call it that but the real issue with those guys is that they don't really care about if it helps people, they only care what goes into their wallet and use false followers to manipulate into buying their shit. They brag like they're royalty about things that are downright sick and degrading to the human condition and treat others (especially women) like trash. That's a dumpster fire and they're the same people who would piss on a homeless person. These are the types that write trash books and courses that don't do anything for anyone except learn the truth about their true agendas. There are people who have subscribed to these guys and have left the flock cause they got tired of reading the same crap over and over along with needing refunds for courses that have even been on Pre-Orders for YEARS!!! Like I said, it's all about money to them and have nothing to offer health or exercise wise. 

Another book that is the real deal was Ed Baran's Animal Kingdom Conditioning Trilogy. These took basic and progressively hard animal moves and molded them into a series of exercises that became grossly underrated in terms of what it did for those looking for a different way to train than to do typical bodyweight exercises or even weights. They're no longer available because Ed had shut down his websites and dedicated his time to training generations of gymnastic practitioners and have time away from Online Training stuff. I still have his email and might send him something soon. The third book of that series was made for kids. He even held an online contest that I won and the prize was a free book out of any of the courses he had and chose that book and have it sent to one of my nieces who was around 8-9 at the time. This was back in late 2010-early 2011 I believe. I ended up with a PDF which Ed gave to me later on cause I wanted to get an insight into it and teach it to kids I knew by playing. Always had fun with those exercises and the kids enjoyed doing them at the time. Those kids would be in their early to mid 20's by now.  

There are courses out there that are really good and in the major areas of the fitness world like those from Al Kavadlo, Dan John, Erwan Le Corre, Ido Portal and Steve Maxwell. These guys are some of the best in their respective field of training and although a few can be unorthodox, they've helped many look at fitness in ways that we can't imagine. These aren't cookie cutter commercialized trainers like a Jillian Michaels or someone of that sort. 

You can find some of the best courses from the real ones here throughout or you can research on your own, either way, I want you to find what helps you achieve your goals and what will give you one hell of a journey in this world of Physical Culture. Be amazingly awesome and don't forget to send me your feedback, questions or just want to know what's up with some of the latest things I got going on here. Keep killing it.  

Fake Reviews

Creating fake reviews to sell your book is not only deceitful but it's an insult to the customers/subscribers. It's also highly unethical, unprofessional and pretty damn stupid. 

Makes you wonder who else he has done this to? He's literally scamming people to make a buck. I won't even mention his name because it isn't worth the effort. 

I hate it when this happens and this is one of the reasons the fitness industry can be cutthroat and full of bullshit people like this. I'm sure the guy will find out about it and come up with a variety of ways to justify this but in the end, it doesn't bold well.

Many "businesses" do it but the ones who publicly use FAKE reviews to get any sort of way to get to a potential customer loses any real credibility and know a product ain't worth a damn. Shameful and full of bullshit. I guess if you're going to lie, at least be more creative. Fake reviews hurt the legitimacy of what a great product is.